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Don't wait. don't delay. we all hope for the best, but we have to be prepared for the worst. all of us have to take this storm seriously. >> more than 2 million people have been ordered to evacuate including a quarter million in new york city. >> we have never done a mandatory evacuation before, and we wouldn't be doing it now if we did not think the storm had the potential to be very serious. do not be fooled by the sun outside. that is the calm before the storm. you cannot wait until winds and rains arrive. it will be too late then. >> and off the topic, there was a serious frown over the ma...

heading back to washington, d.c. a day ahead of schedule. earlier he called irene a historic storm. >> i cannot stress this highly enough. if you are in the projected path of the hurricane, you have to take precautions now. don't wait. don't delay. we all hope for the best but have to be prepared for the worst. >> irene is on track to follow the northeast corridor right up to new england and beyond. cnn is there. reynold wolf is in new jersey, and athena jones is in annapolis, maryland. we will start here in the weather center with cnn meteorologist, chad meyers. chad, give us an ide...